Articles and Tips
Home Plumbing
- Common Signs that You May Need to Call a Plumber
- High-Efficiency Showerheads and Faucet Aerators Reduce Water Consumption
- High-Efficiency Toilets Save Money and Conserve Water
- Avoid Bathroom Water Damage by Maintaining Tub and Shower Caulk Joints
- How to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Your Northern Virginia Home
- Quick Plumbing Improvements to Make Before Selling Your Home
- Residential Plumbing Tips To Help Live A Greener and Healthier Life
- Shower Shock
- Diagnosing A Leaky Shower
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
General
- High Velocity Air Conditioning Systems — a Flexible Cooling Option for Your Washington DC Home
- Air Conditioner System Component Guide
- A Primer on Heat Pumps
- The Benefits Of Forced Air Heating Systems
Saving Money and Energy
- Cut Your Energy Bills with ENERGY STAR Central Air Conditioners
- Simple Ways to Reduce Your Home Heating Costs
- Save Energy — and Money — By Learning the ABCs of Efficiency Measurements
- Ways to Save Energy When Heating and Cooling Your Home
Geothermal Cooling and Heating
- What Is A Geothermal Heat Pump?
- Geothermal Benefits
- How Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHP) Function
- Open vs. Closed Loop Geothermal Systems
- Investing in Green Heating
- Harvey Hottel, Inc. installed an environmentally friendly Geothermal Heating and Cooling system on the new Winchester Safety Rest Area & Welcome Center off Route 81 in Winchester, Virginia.
Cooling
- Which Kind of Air Conditioning System is Right for You?
- What to Do If Your Air Conditioning “Freezes”
- Common Residential Air Conditioning Problems (and Solutions)
- Is It Time to Replace Your Air Conditioning System?
- Keep Your Cool This Summer
Heating
- Natural Gas Heating Translates to Energy and Financial Savings for Your Northern Virginia Home
- Investing in Green Heating
- Radiant Heat vs. Forced Air at a Glance
- The Benefits of a Radiant Heating System in Your Home
Air Quality
System Maintenance/Duct Cleaning
- Cleaning Your Northern Virginia HVAC Unit to Reduce Harmful Effects of Home Allergens
- Having Your HVAC Duct System Cleaned
- Home HVAC Inspection
- Spring Cleaning: Examining Your HVAC Unit
General Tips
Seasonal Tips
- Prevent Frozen Pipes in Your Washington DC Home
- How to Prevent Frozen Pipes in Your Northern Virginia Home
- Winterize Your Home
- A/C Winter Tips
Solar Power
Health and Safety
Testimonials
Projects & Services
Featured Projects
- Rio Washingtonian Center
Harvey Hottel, Inc. recently completed the replacement of a 1000 ton cooling tower on the roof of the parking garage at the Rio Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD. - Rockville Cooling Tower
Harvey Hottel, Inc. based in Gaithersburg, Md. one of the Washington DC area's largest HVAC companies just finished the installation of a new cooling tower... - Winchester Welcome Center
Environmentally friendly Geothermal Heating and Cooling system on the brand new Winchester Safety Rest Area & Welcome Center off Route 81 in Winchester, Virginia.
Featured Services
- LEED Certified Green Building Designs
Eventually, green buildings and construction plans will be the industry standard. The team at Harvey W. Hottel refuses to skip a beat. We are the Premier LEED Certified Green Building contractor... - Tailored Maintenance Solutions
We recognize that everyone's requirements are not the same so beyond our standard service agreements we offer agreements "tailored specifically to your needs and requirements".
Useful Links
We are a proud member and support the following Associations and Business Groups:
- Geoexchange
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
www.geoexchange.org
- International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
www.igshpa.okstate.edu/index.htm
- Radiant Panel Association
www.radiantpanelassociation.org
- Association of Energy Engineers
www.aeecenter.org
- Air Conditioning Contractors of America
www.acca.org
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
www.abc.org
- Better Business Bureau
www.dc-easternpa.bbb.org
- Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce
www.ggchamber.org
- Salvation Army — Montgomery County, MD
www.montgomery.salarmydc.org
- Virginia Department of Transportation
www.virginiadot.org
- Trane Commercial and Residential Air Solutions
www.trane.com - Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems
- www.bryant.com
- FHP Manufacturing
- www.fhp-mfg.com
- Water Furnace Geothermal Comfort Systems
- www.waterfurnace.com
- Tekmar Control Systems
- www.tekmarcontrols.com
- Lennox
- www.lennox.com
- Honeywell
- www.honeywell.com
- KMC Controls
- www.kmccontrols.com
- ECR Technologies
- www.earthlinked.com
- HI Solutions
- hisolutions.net
Resources
Rio Washingtonian Center
Harvey Hottel, Inc. recently completed the replacement of a 1000 ton cooling tower on the roof of the parking garage for the air conditioning system at the Rio Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD.
The cooling tower replacement was a challenging task. Harvey Hottel had to install a temporary cooling tower, pumps and generators on the ground level of the parking garage. This consisted of rerouting all the existing pipe from the existing tower to the temporary system. Once complete, Harvey Hottel brought in a 300 ton crane to remove the existing cooling tower and place the new system in its place. Harvey Hottel had to set up the temporary system and install the replacement cooling tower in five days. The planning, preparation and execution of the entire project took 3 weeks to complete.
The RIO Entertainment Center has been a gathering place for Gaithersburg residents for many years with restaurants on the waterfront with outside dining, AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18, the Rio Sport and Health Club and Washington Golf.
Paddleboats are available during the spring, summer and fall months with a Summer Concert series that runs, Friday and Saturday evenings, 6-9pm in the months June through September.